Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC) definition
Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC) means the organization which consists of agencies from shellfish producing and receiving states, the FDA, the shellfish industry, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the US Department of Commerce, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The ISSC provides the formal structure wherein state regulatory authorities, with FDA concurrence, can establish updated guidelines and procedures for sanitary control of the shellfish industry.